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Ngân hàng TMCP Đầu Tư Và Phát Triển Việt Nam · Finance · Vietnam

Partial score · DNS & email only

48/100

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

BIDV is a major Vietnamese commercial bank offering a wide range of financial services including retail, corporate, and premium banking. The website reflects a professional and enterprise-grade digital presence, leveraging IBM WebSphere Portal CMS and modern web technologies such as jQuery and Bootstrap. The site is mobile optimized and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and TikTok Pixel, indicating a mature digital marketing strategy. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data exposure, though the absence of explicit security policies and privacy/cookie policies suggests room for improvement in compliance and transparency. Overall, the website is trustworthy and well-maintained, supporting BIDV's position as a leading financial institution in Vietnam.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
6of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Critical

      DNS Resolution Failed

      Unable to resolve domain A records

      What to do: Verify domain is properly configured and not expired

  4. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
0
Email security
60
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
48

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

BIDV operates in the banking and finance sector with a strong market position in Vietnam. The business model focuses on serving individual customers, corporate clients, and financial institutions with diversified banking products. The website's integration with official social media channels and app stores supports a broad customer engagement strategy. The presence of partner domains like bidvinfo.com.vn enhances the information ecosystem. The company demonstrates digital maturity through extensive use of analytics and marketing tools, though it lacks visible privacy and security policy disclosures on the main site. This suggests a potential area for regulatory compliance enhancement. The enterprise-scale infrastructure and consistent branding reinforce BIDV's credibility and market leadership.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses multiple tracking and analytics scripts, which are industry standard but require careful management to avoid privacy risks. No security headers were detected in the provided content, indicating a potential improvement area. There is no visible security or incident response policy, nor dedicated contact channels for security issues, which could hinder incident management and user trust. The site does not expose sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be strengthened by publishing security policies, implementing security headers, and enhancing privacy compliance mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Provide a dedicated security policy page and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party analytics and marketing scripts to minimize security and privacy risks.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide more detailed SEO metadata to improve user experience and search engine visibility.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Ngân hàng TMCP Đầu Tư Và Phát Triển Việt Nam
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ngân hàng TMCP Đầu Tư Và Phát Triển Việt Nam
Description
BIDV is a Vietnamese commercial bank providing financial services including retail banking, corporate banking, and premium banking services.
Key services
Retail banking, Corporate banking, Premium banking, Financial institution services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, WOW.js, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, FPT AI Live Chat
Frameworks
IBM WebSphere Portal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security analytics and tracking scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
AutoAds Asia
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, FPT AI Live Chat
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the main page.
  3. Multiple verified social media and app store links indicate strong digital presence.
  4. Use of multiple analytics and tracking scripts suggests extensive user behavior monitoring.
  5. No contact emails explicitly found in the HTML content; phone numbers and addresses are present.
  6. No visible forms collecting user data on the main page.
  7. Security headers not explicitly detected in the HTML content provided.
  8. Site uses IBM WebSphere Portal CMS, indicating enterprise-grade infrastructure.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on IBM WebSphere Portal CMS, indicating a robust enterprise platform. It uses modern frontend libraries including jQuery and Bootstrap for responsive design and UI components. The integration of WOW.js adds animation effects enhancing user experience. Multiple analytics and marketing tools are embedded, including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, and a custom FPT AI Live Chat solution, reflecting advanced digital marketing and customer engagement capabilities. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. However, the lack of explicit security headers and privacy policies suggests some technical debt in compliance and security best practices. The site structure and navigation are clear and professional, supporting a positive user experience.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 56/100Medium32 findingsView report
  2. 56/100Medium33 findingsView report
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